Cleistocactus reae
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Cleistocactus reae is a species of plant in the genus Cleistocactus from the cactus family(Cactaceae).
description
Cleistocactus reae grows as a shrub with upright, columnar, dark green shoots branching at the base and reaches heights of 1 to 2 meters with a diameter of 3 to 4.5 centimeters. There are about 19 low, wide, notched ribs . The gray areoles on it are close together. The 16 to 20 spines cannot be divided into central and radial spines. They are spread out, yellowish, thin, needle-like and 5 to 35 millimeters long.
The more or less straight, horizontally protruding, pink to purple flowers are 5 to 7 centimeters long. The spherical, shiny red fruits reach a diameter of up to 2.5 centimeters.
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Cleistocactus reae is distributed in the Bolivian department of La Paz in the province of Inquisivi at altitudes of 3000 meters. The first description was in 1957 by Martín Cárdenas .
In the Red List of Threatened Species of IUCN is the species as " Near Threatened (NT)", d. H. listed as low risk.
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 123-124 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cactus . Volume 12, Number 57, Paris 1957, 251-252.
- ↑ Cleistocactus reae in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Lowry, M., 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
